Soft turndown collar



. B. BECKER SOFT TURNDOWN COLLAR Filed Dec. 30, 192".

Patented Nov. 4, 1924-.

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

DONALD B. BECKER, 0F WATERVLIET, NEW YORK. A$$EGNOR TO GEO. 1?. IDE 8!. COM- PANY, INC., 01'? TRGY, HEW YORK, A. CORPORATIQN 03? NEW YORK.

SOFT TUB-NDOW'N COLLAR.

Application filed December 30, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DONALD E. BECKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Watervliet, in the county of Albany and 5 State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soft Turndown Collars, of which the following is a description.

The main trouble with all two piece soft collars heretofore made is that the upper part of the neck band, where the top portion of the collar folds over, has been too heavy.

The object of my invention is to provide a two piece soft turn down collar in which the neck band is sufficiently heavy througl out the major portion of its area to be self supporting, but which is of such construction at its upper edge portion that the fold line of the collar is not too heavy, although the neck band may be twice as heavy as the foldover top portion.

My invention consists of a collar in which the neck band comprises two separate plies adapted to be secured together by the usual 25 marginal stitching of the collar; each plie comprising a layer of comparatively heavy fabric and having a marginal binding stitched around its edges.

In the drawing:

15 The reference number 1 designates the top foldover portion of the collar, the lower and raw side edges of which are overseamed and then hemmed as at 2.

The neck band is composed of two plies 3 and i of comparatively heavy fabric the raw edges of which are bound by a tape 5, 6, respectively the tape being secured by means of the row of stitching 7, 8.

The lower edges of the plies 3 and 4 of the neck band are secured together by means of the row of stitching 9. The upper raw edge of the foldover top 1 is then placed between the upper edges of the neck band plies 3 and 4 and the three pieces arethen secured together by means of the row of stitching 10.

Serial No. 610,055.

It will thus be seen that my invention provides a folding collar in which the fold line is not too heavy, notwithstanding the fact that the neck band is twice as thick as the foldover top portion.

If desired, the plies 3 and i may be further secured together by rows of stitching l1, 12, intermed ate their top and bottom edges, said stitching running longitudinally of the band. By comparatively heavy fabric I mean a fabric much heavier than the linen which is ordinarily used in the manufacture of collars.

/Vhat I claim is:

1. In a collar, a neckband comprising two separate plies adapted to be secured together by the marginal stitching of the collar; each plie comprising a layer of comparatively heavy fabric and a marginal binding stitched around the edges of each plie connecting the bottom and end edges of the two plies together.

2. in a collar, a neckband comprising two separate plies adapted to be secured together by the marginal stitching of the collar; each plie comprising a layer of comparatively heavy fabric and a marginal binding stitched around the edges of each plie and a plurality of rows of stitches securing said plies together intermediate the top and bottom edges of said plies and a marginal row of stitching connecting the bottom and end edges of the plies together.

3. In a collar, a neckband comprising two plies of comparatively heavy fabric, a mar ginal binding stitched around the edges of each plie, a plurality of rows of stitches securing said plies together intermediate the top and bottom edges thereof, a fold over top secured between the top edges of said neckband plies by stitching and a row of stitching securing the bottom and end edges of the neckband together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

DONALD B. BECKER. 

